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The citizens at risk : from urban sanitation to sustainable cities

Title
The citizens at risk : from urban sanitation to sustainable cities / Gordon McGranahan [and others].
ISBN
1136534482
1136534520
1136534539
1849776091
9781136534485
9781136534522
9781136534539
9781849776097
1853835617
1853835625
9781853835612
9781853835629
Published
London ; Sterling, VA : Earthscan, 2001.
Physical Description
1 online resource (xvi, 200 pages) : illustrations
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010.
Access and use
Access restricted by licensing agreement.
Summary
Local environments such as cities and neighbourhoods are becoming a focal point for those concerned with environmental justice and sustainability. The Citizens at Risk takes up this emerging agenda and analyses the key issues in a refreshingly simple yet sophisticated style. Taking a comparative look at cities in Africa, Asia and Latin America, the book examines: the changing nature of urban environmental risks, the rules governing the distribution of such risks and their differential impact, how the risks arise and who is responsible The authors clearly describe the most pressing urban environ.
Variant and related titles
Taylor & Francis. EBA 2024-2025.
Other formats
Print version: Citizens at risk. London ; Sterling, VA : Earthscan, 2001
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
August 07, 2024
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-194) and index.
Contents
Urban affluence and shifting environmental burdens
rban water : from health to sustainability
Shifting environmental challenges in Accra, Jakarta and São Paulo
Organizing environmental improvements in deprived neighbourhoods : plans, markets, local collective action and beyond
Techniques for assessing local environmental problems in deprived neighbourhoods
Gender and local environmental management in Accra
Urban environmental justice in a changing world.
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